Ulrich Grauert
German Luftwaffe general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulrich Grauert (6 March 1889 – 15 May 1941) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded 1st Air Corps. He was killed on 15 May 1941 when his Junkers Ju 52 aircraft was shot down by F/Lt Jerzy Jankiewicz and Sgt Wacław Giermer, both flying a Supermarine Spitfire II, from the No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron near Saint-Omer on the French channel coast.[1]
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Born | (1889-03-06)6 March 1889 Berlin, Germany |
Died | 15 May 1941(1941-05-15) (aged 52) near Saint-Omer, France |
Buried | German Military Cemetery in Nampcel, France |
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Service/ | Army Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1909–41 |
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Commands held | 1st Air Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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